Milk-bottle holder



Jan. 7, 1930. B E, MUSOMAN 1,742,272

MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Nov. l1. 1924 w Nrw elttozwug `Patented Jan. 7, 1.930

BENJAMIN E. MUsoi/IAN, or NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA MILK-BOTTLE HOLDER Application filed November 11, 1924. Serial No. 749,180.

This invention relates to milk bottle holders, and belongs to that class or type of containers which are' intended to be located or secured at some position on a dwelling house or other building accessible to a milkman who delivers milk in the bottles customarily used. Such containers are ordinarily locked to protect the bottles against theft, and also for sanitary purposes, to prevent animals from approaching the bottles containing milk, and to' hold them out of the path of vermin.

The object of this invention is the production of a milkbottle holder of the character stated` comprising` parts of special construc- Y tion and arrangement whereby it is believed a sanitary milk bottle protector is formed which is easy and cheap to manufacture and install, and by which the bottles are fully secured against theft or outside interference of any nature, and from which they can only be removed by the householder, or other person having the householders key.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one preferred form of thisinvention, Fig. 1 represents a front view, and Fig. 2 `a vertical section on the broken line 2-2 of all the parts assembled.

Throughout the description and drawings the same number is employed to refer to the same part. i

Considering the drawings, the lower portion of the receptacle or holder 1 is in practice u usually made of wire relatively stout and strong in openwork or basket arrangement, although it will `be understood that this 1nvention is not confined to the basket wire construction. y The upper portion is fashioned of metal sheets, for example of block tm. Any suitable metal may be substituted. The upper portion is marked 2. lt will be here noted that any milk bottles placed 1n the `holder may be readily seen through the wire basket withoutV taking the trouble to open the covers. Y Y

There are two coversB` and 4,1arranged to close the top of the opening of the holder, and these covers are supported in the middle of the holder by the brace or cross-piece 5. The covers and brace are given a slight slant 4tacle or holder when the door is closed. `Thus, if necessary, the cover 4` is doubly thereto.

to shed rain if theholder is unavoidably located in an exposed situation.

One of the covers, for example the cover 3, is secured in its closed position by a lock 6 carried by the holder and having a tongue or detent 7 secured to the cover and passing into the lock. `Any chosen form of lock may be selected. Of this lock the householder alone has the key. i i i The otherv cover 4 has a hasp 8 that engages a staple 9 projecting from the front of the upper portion 2 of the holder, and a padlock 10 secures the cover in the usual way.v The milkman may have a key to this padlock.

It will be observed from the drawings that y the cover 4 is provided with a dependent i `bracket 11 with pin 14. When the door is closed the pin 14 engages a hook 13, these securing devices lying wholly within the receplocked, once by the padlock and again by means of the hook 13 and its associated parts within the receptacle. In the operation of this invention, it will 75 be understood that the householder has keys L to both the lock 6 and the padlock 10. The milkman delivers the milk by placing the bottles in the receptacle or holder. Then he applies the padlock 10, and the bottles are safe 80 from removal by any unauthorized person. Let it be assumed that it is the desire of the householder to place any article temporarily within the holder and to secure the same against removal by any person who may have 5 stolen the padlock 10 or obtained a key The trigger hook lis caused to engage the pin 14, both with their supports lying wholly within the holder. Now, neither' cover can be raised without operating the lock 6, of which the householder alone has a key. It has been found that this invention is particularly useful during the day in colder weather, to keep milk in the outer air yet safe from removal by o-thers than the owner. g5 lltis not intended to confine this invention to the form of fastening comprising the hook 13,

or to the form of holder` shown, and these members may be`obviously varied within the purview of this invention. The trigger hook ico 13 is shown as pivoted to a bracket 12, and when not in use the hook 13 may be turned downwardly upon its pivot as will be readily understood.

Having now described this invention, and explained the manner of its operation, what I claim is A receptacle of the character described, comprising a single compartment interiorly and open at the top, in combination with a pair of hinged covers arranged side by side to close the top opening, each of the said covers having a key controlled lock operable from the outside of the receptacle, the said locks having different keys and devices whereby neither lock can be opened by the key of the other lock, and one of said covers being securable by a hand operated latch located inside the receptacle and arranged to be actuated only by passing the hand through the opening uncovered by raising the other cover.

In testimon whereof I aiix my signature.

B NJAMIN E. MUSOMAN. 

